[Linux] Decrypting a pointsec HDD

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:57:31 -0500

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Hi everyone,

I have a few laptops and some desktops at my job that has Pointsec on them,
and we are trying to remove the encryption on our drives so that we can
reformat them and if at all possible get what ever data is on them off.

When people are no longer with the company some of them change there
password and claim that they forgot what they changed it to. We are trying
to resolve this.

I have tried to use Knoppix to see if we can see the files but all you get
to see is the actual hard drive, when you go to click on it nothing happens,
you get an error message saying that the drive isn't mounted.

If we can get the files off it great! If not oh well, we have backups from
our servers but I would still like to reformat the HDD, has anyone ever had
any experience with Pointsec or decrypting an encrypted HDD? Any help,
thoughts, or ideas on this would be GREAT!

Thanks a lot

*Jason M. Alazawi*

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*IT&S*

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When people are no longer with the company some of them change there password and claim that they forgot what they changed it to. We are trying to resolve this.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">I have tried to use Knoppix to see if we can see the files but all you get to see is the actual hard drive, when you go to click on it nothing happens, you get an error message saying that the drive isn't mounted.</font></p>

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If we can get the files off it great! If not oh well, we have backups from our servers but I would still like to reformat the HDD, has anyone ever had any experience with Pointsec or decrypting an encrypted HDD? Any help, thoughts, or ideas on this would be GREAT!

&nbsp;
Thanks a lot
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